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The two unbeaten teams of the Qatar Stars League, Lekhwiya and Al Sadd will face off today at the Abdullah bin Khalifa stadium, the home ground of the champions. |
While both teams have remained unbeaten so far but Al Sadd has drawn one match on the other hand Lekhwiya has won every match it played so far. This obviously has put Lekhwiya in top spot in the league table, with maximum 15 points from five games, while Sadd are close second with 13 points.
Last week, Al Sadd faced a strong Al Arabi side and had to come back from a goal down to secure a point and maintain their unbeaten record.
For Lekhwiya, though, it was business as usual when they travelled north to play Al Shamal. The Red Knights made light work of their opponents and came away with a comfortable 2-0 win.
In a head to head comparison Al Sadd and Lekhwiya have played each other on seven occasions and the wolves have a slight advantage, winning four times to Lekhwiya’s three with only one draw between them in 2013 (2-2). The fixture tends to be a high scoring affair with a 3.5 goals per match average.
The first encounter between the two sides saw a win was for Lekhwiya (1-0) back in the 2010/11 season. Mohammed Razaq scoring the vital goal on the night.
The most recent Qatar Stars League clash between these two giants of Qatari football saw Al Sadd coming out on top with a 2-0 away win.
QSL Player of the Month: Hamdi Harbaoui
Qatar Sports Club’s new attacking signing Hamdi
Harbaoui was presented with the Qatar Stars League player of the month award for September.
The Player of the Month award recognises the best Qatar Stars League player each month of the season.
The recipient is chosen by the Competition and Football Development department according to statistical benchmarks set out at the beginning of the season.
The Tunisian signing has been a sensation for the Kings this season. Harbaoui is no stranger to goal, having previously been top scorer in the Belgian Pro League (22 goals).
The Tunisian has scored four goals in three appearances this month. He helped his team beat Al Khor (1-0), Shahania (4-0) and Sailiya (3-2), moving the club from the bottom of the Qatar Stars League table to 5th spot.
QSL Coach of the Month: Radhi Shenaishil
The September coach of the month award was announced went to QSC’S new head coach Radhi Shenaishil after managing to make an “about turn” with what looked like a team destined for a tough season.
After carefully analysing the Prozone statistics against the League’s own benchmark targets this month, the award went to Qatar Sports Club coach. Since the Iraqi coach took charge, statistically the club has improved significantly. In round 4 in particular they had a high number of possessions (511) as well as passes forward (162) compared to the QSL club average.
